17 minutes left with a 2-1 lead, only a point needed against Montenegro to go through to the Euro finals, so what could possess a professional footballer to kick out at an opposition defender leaving his side a man down? Ask Mr Rooney.
Despite the betting allegations surrounding his Dad right now, surely Rooney should have far more sense than this? Yes England went through, but the mind boggles as to why he'd put England in jeopardy in the first place, think of the repercussions had England lost after he'd been sent off. If his head wasn't right I'd expect Capello to be experienced enough to just not play him, but with Rooney being our only stand out player these days (but not in an England shirt) i guess he's an automatic choice. "Automatic choice," being a phrase used often by pundits where England is concerned, so why have we not won anything with so many players good enough to be automatic choices?
Firstly off field antics that the England players get up to are ridiculous. Do your hear of players such as David Villa shooting Spanish youth players with an air rifle? How about Xavi sleeping with Puyol's girlfriend? Of course not, they're World champions, so why does John Terry and Ashley Cole find themselves in the papers for reasons such as these? Absolute joke that one of them is representing this country as our Captain.
After the shocking performance in South Africa 99% of that squad should have been binned and never picked again, the Terrys, Lampards and Gerrards have all had their chances and have failed miserably. As much as i hate Gary Neville, i had to agree with him when he compared the spine of our team to that of Spain's and Germany, we're so weak in comparison yet we're expected to win things. Last year was the time those performing in the U-21's should have had their chance straight off. Bring in the likes of Phil Jones, Smalling, Cleverley, Wellbeck, Rodwell and Sturridge, give them their chance for these Euro's so they can get proper preparation for the next World Cup instead of sticking with the "Golden Generation" as the England squad of 2006 somehow became known.
However it appears that Terry, Lampard, Gerrard and the rest of the England long timers are going to get another undeserved shot at international glory and in my opinion fall at the first "big" team we come up against. I mean Montenegro seemed like a struggle in the group stages, we'll see how far off winning anything we are when we get destroyed by Spain in the upcoming friendly. I don't hold much hope for England's future either, while the players may be coming through the manager to lead us certainly isn't, as Harry Redknapp has used the media to talk his way into the job and he'll inevitably get it. What has he ever done apart from put teams in the financial mire?
Certainly a rebuild from top to bottom is needed for the England seniors in a similar way that Pearce has for the Under 21's. He's my shout for the next England boss.
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